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That would have depended entirely on which policies she would have chosen to spend her likely limited political capital on. At least to me the choice of Tim Kaine as VP, tacking to the hard right by someone who was already a Harperite conservative did not seem promising. Not the clusterfuck of the Trump “led” Republican party maybe but still 4-8 more years of gridlock, corruption and the poor getting poorer in pursuit of failed “trickle down” economics and stealthy tax cuts for the ultra rich.
That’s not to say she didn’t have some halfway decent policy proposals in her platform, it is that I think that with a Republican controlled House and Senate she would not have been in a position to enact any of those and any budgets and “bipartisan” crap she and Kaine could have passed would have been to the right of Obama and “liberal” only by the standards of the most rabid of the Republican base.
Plus, again Kaine, one of the worst picks she could have made for VP and particularly considering how frail she appeared at times on the Campaign Trail a real an imminent cause for concern had she actually been elected. Again not as bad as Pence, but bad enough still.

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If you become president, can you disarm nuclear bombs?

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Depends do you want to be caught off guard in a nuke war

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Or maybe you can convince other countries to do like you.

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*cough
North Korea
ISIS

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North Korea is not a threat to the US (from a nuclear point of view)

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It’s a storyverse so here it might be :wink:

( maybe it’s friends have some threat potential )

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Nuclear arms reduction is a worthy goal, but I think you’d need different leadership in Russia, India, Pakistan and China to make it into a multilateral reality of any significance.
It’s probably wise to aim for a much smaller yet more modern and potent stockpile in any case.

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Maybe reduce our stockpile to only being able to kill the entire planet 1 & 1/2 times over instead of what 5-20 times over

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Yeah, that was basically the end goal of the old Soviet-US arms-reduction treaties. The benefit of reviving a structure like that and actually reaching the end goal this time around would be less nuclear weapons to keep track of and cost-savings down the line due to the smaller but more up to date arsenal.

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ITS HERE
THE ONE
THE ONLY
THE OVAL OFFICE!
https://dashingdon.com/play/dungeonmaster/the-oval-office/mygame/index.php?cb=170557

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How did I win the election when viewers need to be reminded of my name, lol. I can only imagine a reporter having to ask Trump to remind the viewers who he is again.

I like the concept of this and will keep following its progress, though.

Edit: The name of the female democratic vice-president is Jill, which is the same first name the female reporter has. Common name, but for a story it might be best to go with different names unless you have a reason to use first names more than once.

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[ should be a {, I assume.

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What do you say to him/her?

Feels weird to see this when all other pronouns are changed depending on gender. “Brian/Brianna” is later used as well.

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Thanks so much for your thoughts! I meant for her name to be Penny, not Jill. And also, that other stuff you referenced afterwards are coding problems for @DUNGEON_MASTER to address. Thanks a bunch for your input!

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Yay :slight_smile: really excited to finally play this, been watching this thread since it first started :stuck_out_tongue: , below is my feedback/typos etc:

in the stats screen: " Subterfurge" *subterfuge
Like the quote before the chapter, liked it in choice of the rockstar too, hope there’ll be one before every chapter.
“like it or not. It is what helped you get elected” guessing those stars before and after “is” aren’t meant to be there?
No option for grey eyes? :’( maybe have an input box like hair colour?
maybe change neck length hair to shoulder length? But that’s just my personal preference :stuck_out_tongue: . Also would it make sense to have the bald option in with the hair colour options, rather than being able to choose hair colour then bald? Really loving the level of customisation though :slight_smile: . Also I lold hard at the fake news option, nice that you can RP as Donald Trump xd.

Not sure if it’s a mistake but should “May I have some questions” be “May I ask some questions”
really like the gender specific choices for how you feel about being president if you’re a woman, would be good to have some if you choose mx too though.
“one of the most respected and polish cities in the State of Georgia” *polished
“can diffuse even the greatest challenges. What’s not to like?” *remove the *s

after choosing that my secret service person was female “r the reliable Glock 22 hidden inside. $![sshe} notices where your gaze lie”. * she
" What do you say to him/her?" guessing this needs a code to change this sentence with the gender of your service agent? Also an option to flirt here might be good :stuck_out_tongue: .
chose the first option " Brian/Brianna looks at"
chose my spouse as being female. "I take on his "*her

"At an art museum. We ending up discussing who " “We ending up discussing who had a bigger impact on modern art between " *ended
Like the career choices :slight_smile: if possible might be nice to have some outsider ones. Loads of possibilities, but my socialist president for example would be something like a warehouse worker before becoming a politician.
chose to avoid the media " Now the media knows where you are. They begin to rush lik”
“. Brian/Brianna tenses up and barks orders. The other agent”

Really loved this :slight_smile: can’t wait for more. Also think some of my copy and pastes came out funny :confused: so if there’s mistakes inside the quotes other than the ones I pointed out, it’s probably due to that.

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Love the demo so far! I’ve been looking forward to playing this for a long time now.

Though I was wondering, would it be possible to have more options for race in the future? For example, choosing all options that apply to our character or having separate options for Middle Eastern, South Asian, East Asian, and Pacific Islander to avoid confusion.

That being said, I love how this is game is implemented. It’s awesome that this game will discuss important topics that I’m passionate about. I LOVE simulation games that give us choices to impact the world (Sid Meier’s CIV series, whoot whoot!). The variety is also super interesting – the race and gender options aren’t just “flavor text”. I love this game!!

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First off, thanks so much for the input!
Secondly, I FREAKIN PUT GRAY EYES IN THE CHOICES
I have freakin gray eyes. Why did I of all people forget?!?
rant over anyway, thanks so much. I wanted to put the WIP out instead of delaying it for the 4th or 5th time, lol. Also, the bug with the agent was addressed by someone else earlier, it will be fixed soon. Also if she eventually gets in the car with you, only available with options 1 or 2 you can flirt.
Also, I considered adding more back story options but I’m having trouble coming up with some. Like a “builder” option might be too specific for me to write.
All in all, thanks so much for the support and the specific bug-catching! Major help.
See ya!

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Thanks so much for your vote of confidence in my game! Seriously, it makes my day to see well-wishes and compliments!
I am planning to separate the race options. You are totally right. It is a bit insensitive to write off a particular race by grouping them together. I will fix that in the next update.
See ya!

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*your game, I mean. Haha my keyboard went nuts for a second. :sweat_smile:

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The typos and exposed code should be fixed now

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Thanks Krieg. (20 character thingy)

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